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The “Birth” of a New Church FamilyThe “Birth” of a New Church Family

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Church Plant Church Plant BirthingBirthing Types: Types:

1.1. SpontaneousSpontaneous Church Plants: Church Plants:OrphanOrphan Model – Model – an individual starts a an individual starts a new work without sponsorship;new work without sponsorship;

DivorceDivorce Model – Model – a church splits and a church splits and the departing group starts a new work;the departing group starts a new work;

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2.2. StrategicStrategic Church Planting: Church Planting:

AdoptionAdoption Model Model – – a denominational entity a denominational entity starts a new work and solicits a church starts a new work and solicits a church sponsor.sponsor.

CloneClone Model Model – – “Mother” church sends out “Mother” church sends out a group to seed a church plant;a group to seed a church plant;

FamilyFamily Model Model – – a partnership of churches a partnership of churches strategically decides to plant the church;strategically decides to plant the church;

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BBA Strategy: BBA Strategy: FamilyFamily Model Model

BBA Church Planting BBA Church Planting ProcessProcessFamily Model ProcessFamily Model Process::1.1. The objective is to produce a The objective is to produce a pastor-pastor-

led churchled church that: that:1)1) maintains an intentional, strategic focus maintains an intentional, strategic focus

upon reaching the lost and unchurched, upon reaching the lost and unchurched, and and

2)2) purposely equips the resulting members purposely equips the resulting members to minister.to minister.

2.2. The association/churches identify the The association/churches identify the area and target group that need a area and target group that need a church;church;

BBA Church Planting BBA Church Planting ProcessProcessFamily Model ProcessFamily Model Process::3.3. The association determines churches The association determines churches

that will partner to birth/parent the that will partner to birth/parent the new church;new church;

4.4. The association determines the The association determines the potential resources to fund the church potential resources to fund the church plant;plant;

5.5. Partners form the Strategic Planning Partners form the Strategic Planning Team (SPT)Team (SPT) – – Church Plant Covenant;Church Plant Covenant;

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6.6. The SPT formulates a church The SPT formulates a church planter profile to reach the target planter profile to reach the target group;group;

7.7. The SPT identifies the potential The SPT identifies the potential church planter;church planter;

8.8. A Church Planter Assessment Team A Church Planter Assessment Team assesses the potential church assesses the potential church planter; planter;

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9.9. The church planter identifies a The church planter identifies a divine call to the specific divine call to the specific area/target group;area/target group;

10.10. The church planter prepares a The church planter prepares a Church Planting Proposal (CPP);Church Planting Proposal (CPP);

11.11. The SPT calls the church planter, The SPT calls the church planter, approves the CPP, and commits approves the CPP, and commits funding;funding;

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12.12. The SPT moves the church planter The SPT moves the church planter to the field and to the field and EMPOWERSEMPOWERS him to him to begin the process. begin the process. The focus of the The focus of the church planter is to reach the church planter is to reach the unchurched, not to “shuffle the saints;”unchurched, not to “shuffle the saints;”

13.13. The SPT meets quarterly to assess The SPT meets quarterly to assess progress, approve the budget, and progress, approve the budget, and commit funding;commit funding;

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14.14. The long-term resources for a The long-term resources for a church plant must be in the church plant must be in the harvest.harvest.

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Expectations of a PartneringExpectations of a Partnering

Church Church (like a (like a “parent”)“parent”)

Praying;Praying;

Paying;Paying;

Nurturing;Nurturing;

Assisting.Assisting.

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Church Planting ProcessChurch Planting Process

The “Birth” of a New Church FamilyThe “Birth” of a New Church Family